Mali language

Mali or Gaktai is a Papuan language spoken in East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Dialects

There are two dialects of Mali:

• Arongda dialect (standard dialect; with two groups), spoken in the mountains, including in Marunga village () in Sinivit Rural LLG, East New Britain Province
• Abilta dialect, spoken along the coast

Phonology

The phonology of the Mali language:

Consonants

Vowels

Noun classes

Mali makes use of noun classes. Below are some Mali noun class paradigms, using the noun root amēng ‘tree’ as an example:

Bibliography

References